Medical Secretary

Job: Medical Secretary

Location: Lancaster

Rate of Pay: GBP11.36 per hour

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, part-time is available

Job Type: Temporary 3 months

Due to a peak in workload, we are looking to recruit an Interim Medical Secretary for a period of 3 months. Reporting to the Senior Patient Services Manager you will support a team of General Practitioners and work as part of a supportive team of Medical Secretaries.

Day to day duties will include:

• Provide an efficient, accurate and comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to clinical staff
• Transcribe audio dictated and written correspondence
• Manage patient referrals
• Provide and maintain a failsafe method to ensure that referrals, prioritising urgent referrals, have been actioned appropriately
• Communicate and liaise with all healthcare providers and provide and receive information in a clear, accurate and concise manner
• Take messages effectively and to pass on to relevant clinician/team. Ensure that actions are taken and followed up if necessary
• Accurately add correspondence to patient records, coding if required
• Develop and maintain efficient and effective electronic and paper filing systems within a shared drive, ensuring that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team as appropriate
• Work closely with the patients of the practice and their family/carers to provide information if required.
• Undertake administrative duties such as photocopying and email / mail distributions
• Assist doctors with administrative tasks
• Attend meetings and take minutes if required.
• Provide cover for other team members as required.

Skills and experience required:

• Previous secretarial experience ideally within a similar role
• Highly motivated
• Able to work as part of a team of Secretaries
• Good attention to detail
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential
• Previous experience of working in General Practice, NHS or Healthcare setting would be desirable
• Strong use of Microsoft Office, email and the internet
• Ability to multitask and organise workload
• Possess a professional appearance